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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5640         </title>
<shortdesc>TICKET BROKERS DISCLOSURES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit-Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>815 ILCS 414/1.5</reference><aliasreference>was 720 ILCS 375/1.5</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Imposes disclosure requirements and price limits on the resale of tickets. Provides that a ticket broker or reseller must disclose the identity and contact information for the event venue box office and disclose that the ticket broker or reseller is not the event venue box office. Requires the disclosure to be clear, conspicuous, and readily noticeable. Limits resale price to 3 times the original ticket price offered by the venue box office. Provides that prior to offering a ticket for resale, ticket brokers and resellers must purchase any ticket offered for resale from the event venue box office.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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